American defender Steve Cherundolo started and played the whole 90 minutes as Hannover 96 notched a 6-2 rout on the road against MSV Duisburg. Second Division Hannover remains the only the team in German pro soccer without a loss this season (9 wins, 7 ties and 34 points for second place). Cherundolo has played every minute of Hannover’s 16 games. Cherundolo’s American teammate, forward Conor Casey, did not get playing time against Duisburg. Six other Americans based abroad played full matches for their respective teams.
Netherlands
ò John O’Brien (Ajax, D1) vs. FC Den Bosch, Postponed. ò
Earnie Stewart (NAC Breda, D1) vs. RKC Waalwijk (0-1). Started: 90 minutes.
France
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David Regis (Metz, D1) vs. Paris-St. Germain (0-2). Started: 90 minutes.
Chile
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Jonny Walker (Universidad Catolica/D1) vs. Colo Colo (1-4) Started: 90 minutes. Catolica finishes the season as runner-up, five points behind Santiago Wanderers.
England
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Brad Friedel (Blackburn/PL) vs. Leeds (1-2) Started: 90 minutes. Friedel made several good saves but gave up two second-half goals to Harry Kewell. ò Kasey Keller (Tottenham/PL) vs. Charlton (1-3) DNP. ò Eddie Lewis (Fulham/PL) vs. Everton (2-0) DNP ò
Joe-Max Moore (Everton/PL) vs. Fulham (0-2) Entered as sub in 73rd minute. ò Claudio Reyna (Sunderland/PL) vs. Chelsea (0-0) DNP.
Germany
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Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96, D2) vs. MSV Duisburg (6-2). Started: 90 minutes. ò Casey Conor (Hannover 96, D2) vs. MSV Duisburg (6-2). DNP ò
Cory Gibbs (St. Pauli/D1) vs. Werder Bremen (0-3) Started: 90 minutes. ò Frankie Hejduk (Bayer Leverkusen/D1) vs. Nuremberg (4-2) DNP ò
Tony Sanneh (Nuremberg/D1) vs. Bayer Levekusen (2-4) Started: 90 minutes.
